The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

rrJ PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, YU - 1E HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND I 'I Z OPER rIES GENER ALLY— Co BE RAD G RATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls Ithroughout the kingdom. or at the Auction and Est a t e Offices, , .EE 67, C hancery-lane, London, M essrs. E . an d 11 . L um l ey ' s R PROPERTY REGISTER," containing ayaried selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's man s i on , with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS or PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Resister *Fordes, by sending the particu'.ars of thei r p ro p er ti es t o th e stzq. Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, Lond on , as th e M essrs . Lumley can in mos t cases i ntroduce immediate customers, er Ivhe the property is of an eliolble chara ter, thereby avoid- In-; ericesthe disadvantages of d e l ay an d i ts attenuant i ncon- Yelii . THERE IS NO cHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur- Chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, sand then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. THE ENGLISH and FOREIGN LIBRARY NNY (). Capital, £lOO.OOO. In C Shares of Ll Limited O each; £1 to be paid on ar- Tlication, and £1 10s. on All o t ment. If no All otme nt be made the Deposit will be returned. r t • DIRECTORS. Jor-Gen. Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, K.C.8., F.R.S., 1, Hill stree", Berkel e v -squ are, The Rey. G. It. Gleig, Chaplain-General to the Forces, War wick-square. Charles Neate. Esq., M.P., Orlel College, Oxford. f,olerhig' J. Ke nnard' Esq F.R . G.S., Lombard-street. erdinand Freiligrath, Esq., Bunt of Switzerland, Royal Exc hange-bn +lin g& Lolln William Kaye. Egq. 59, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Hobert ~ 14, York-street, Portman-square POwer to add to their number.) BANKERS. Th e Cone Aldated Bank, Lombard-street, London. BROKER. George H. 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Lib,. rra ugrnents have been made to purchase Hookham's P i ,' 4l 7, OM Bond-street, the oldest in existence, as a basis rir la nent value and vast extent, yielding 12 per cent. I _ t reh on the uhase oney. Sha n ho rc i 11 be m entitled to special privileges (as de adverti sement below). ull p ros at th e of ee s et o u; . ;e t s h a e r. c d o f m or p m an s o y f , application may be obtained 15, Old Bond-street ; or of ke "rg• Bev an and Whitting, solicitors, 6, Old Jewry, City. TrIE ENGLISH and FOREIGN LIBRARY COMPANY (Limited). tlye rY Original Allottee ot Ten Shares and upwards, who also a subscriber, shall be entitled to Three additional .olumes in respect of the first ten shares, and One additional !offline for every additional five shares up to one hundred hares 0 110 ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BusticKSS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requirinZ Freehold or Leasehold Property or having Business and Muses to be di sposed of, shoula 'apply to Mr. CHARLES Soho itItAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, ,Yaluations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, nan ny C ompensations, &c. Rents Collected. R. REARDEN, LAND ESTATE. and i!OUSE AGENT, SU ttVEYOR and VALUER, 91 G retl. ,. 1 ICCADILLY, near Cambridge House, opposite the 13,,,v_tipark, Established 23 Years, respectfully invites the t o , .4‘2,lars of Landed Estates, Farm., and house Property no 0 , 4 !e, to be Let, or waned to Rent' or Purchase, for which only":1ge is made unless a treaty is concluded, and then e Riv en usual rates of charge, particulars of . which will be t o on application . In all cases of his Letting Farms Mr. Pa rtic ° ,l charges tne Tenant onlv and not the Landlord. wra_ulars of Property for Sale andto be Let will 2•lven and flours of forwarded free of charge. N.B —Several Town wanted °un til , Residences, Landed Properties, and. Farms to Rent aud Pun hase immediat, ly. Direct full particulars to Mr. Reardon as above. TEA.----MOOR,E BROTHERS respectfully int). erto gpeci,nkiate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They 38, temnimend their improved Family Tea, reduc r e e d . dug to B.'o°lloollz, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed !i-ssam, ` 4l hand the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. I too ter lb, UTIOTITIERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. S PROT A Nob 1117; i v n a- S. --The Patent Newly-inven t t h ed e inoh,i, tit eles are patronised by the majority 's B 4l oL in o a a rr - SCon t Palmerston. They affoldae°nxtra s n pt pans, Weak di n n , and detective visic_l2. o — c a illy. a 39, Albemarle-street, 11 1 — ' l2 S BALSAM of ANISEED, Fo r n „ COLDS SHORTNESS of 11 61CItrA BREATH, INFLUENZA, &c. 141 0 1 ),Y Tn rowrl,L, 16, Blackfriara-road, and 2s. 3d., and lls. per bottle. STAMP YOUR PAPER, l‘T / Y A SOPES. INVOICES, &c., with JONES'S 7'4 „ - ,7- I ENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSIN(:r PRESS. er t b o - , m would be found useful to youths at school for No c or' l l ,( Y, their Books, Drawings, Paners, &c. The Press fet e' with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 95. 6d. Itlmt_ the Address :—W LLLI AM JONES . 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All corrununioations are confidential. ° CURE NO PAY.—The Pre-eminent success 14.t.o.!qtending. the use of KERSHAW'S VOLTAIC cur e ;,'i-031..E BELT, novel in principle and action, .in the !lei'rstr ,„" adlervous and muscular aTec, amits of its sale be dependent upon verified tions efficacy. d A new Belt can °II trial for a month, tree of charge, for rheumatism, lutt,bo.la, s ciatica , epilepsy. nervous debility, paralysis, Drai l e , tie doloureux, bronc:lial cough, asthma, spasms, ua eieg, tl digestion, inactive liver, ctc. By the mild continu ii_‘4ally current evolved, exhausted vital energy is eaec -'°r(111)-red. Prices ss. o 15s. each ; for extreme cases, 11, e z . at i9 c ; to size and power. Testimonials sent free.—Depot, King. William-street, City. if_ P.; E i k jING'S COUGH LOZENG ES.—Statistics %arp - r that 50,000 persons annually fall victims to o Pu.le iiept, mioorders, including consumption, dise a ar g s ll t t im tn es w i 'er hap respiratory organs. Prevention 1 wr y ,e respiratory be, therefore, prepared during " , the wet and c 4 f ()Z EN'4 4B O I3, 'with a supply of KEATING S COUGH e urin4 a ''''. which possess the virtue of averting, well as t a h s evoung ?roforothe al.,,coetgh or cold ; they are good irritation r .Y - i.g the v -`', -- ce they soothe bronclualirrita . n f ? r and for im 're I °g pat u r l, , the preacher, statesman, singer, and actor °Weed them. " Sir, —lha vc , " „ . ..SL Paul's Catheiral, 30th November, 1849. es to those re - 'uttch pleasure in recommending 1 our loz have i fr ie e i ta t e e, cl e T t e hefr a e T ere b tnii e , z d st :s vre tr distressed with hoarseness. They e 1 e sions when scarcely able to to clerp,-,yran 'barristers, a a n ' l d think they would be very public orators. " 4 tOn, Sir, yours faithfully, " THOMAS FRANCIS, Vicar Choral. ~ ~: ~ •`~ :To Mr. vr.„,,,eattrig.,, elaarea 7) St. r io. eachold in boxes, is lid, and tins, 2s Gd, Gd, °d by Tho s chemist, & Medicine veudor°sniud°mtnha. 4, .8 Churchyard, e world. by all druggists and 131:71)1Utt48.—ny ROYAL LETTE RS'_;PAT ENT. RITE's MOC-M AIN LEVER. TRUSS (PER 1. , ,,,,,„,„ GREAT 11,CrIMITI0 - `'n AND EXTIMITED TWO tluNI B Ca. hell AND 862), is allow nr ed bav entioi r4l Gentlemen to be the b m yT o rfu s pE t w ß e a ff N r e d iti A v o e f . 7 7 0 } : y c w s e h .;:ontd cur ative trea tment !B here ir a " e el aPring of II E e _ s, n hurtful in its fleet round the aoe ajain Pad and-Patent 1. 51 2.,,,, .11e the ed r — eg a nisi e t i e l rbe:galr often worn the dungoss that it 0. ~ —nno ev b e d e t e cted, and may be ° d and the a d t er. inz ag _ fi to n ow ng er w is i eitutierence of -u ntms,wil e c h e P ea • lia, uescriptive circular may ts b hu e ps h op a limed , ucbhywearise vent to the nthnoot fail to fit, forwarded by p o lt, hoinothbeeinotrg ralantaab°turdYe,two inches below --e , Sin le hit WRITE, 228, Piccadilly. A. - g T russ, 16 21s 26s 6d., ,. and 31s. 6 d. ros r ag os e t , ag i e s , B l l A= i'ublo Trues, 318 '6d. "42 * a 525. 6d* Umbilical T .49 ' 8" and postage, & rues, --s. and 525. ed. o , oe, p i rest. ° . Mee Or ders to evadin7. be made payable to Jo ha l White, Post o. 10 NEW PATENT 't 4k e 4 -p 14 , 8 ,;11C STOCKINGS, ' 2 am, for Varicose Veins and all oases of t0 r ,,,„ 8 ., and Swelling ot th inexpensive,are Th a cy a n re rtti o i i` l l or ant in tLi..._xture, and and i dr Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., Os., to 16s. ekt. Po s tage :Clug.. ' T ORN 'WHITE, Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. .11:11‘113RT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN ! I: FFECT UAL It EIIEDY, without confining the bowels Z,,affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad ;Z,ted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving tiuVaS, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con -131,,, Mimi. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty v,,,rounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling wh!cli ICivokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or tri ve ,.% l Yin.cr down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief vyew minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by ep,SB'AMBERT, Chemist. 8, King - Wslliam-street, Charing me:, -London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 131 d., and 101:.,e quantities in one, 24. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask e,,r44alnbert's Astatic Balsam, The name and address ae. ,raved on the stunp• R OY AL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road bray In the i mmediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rall , y Terminus, King's-cross. Vic e Patr on—Her Most G racious Majesty the QUEEN. P atron--11 is Roy a l Hi ghness the Prince of WA LE F,K.G Presideut—llis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. The Treasurer—Edw ard Masterman, Esq. thi,i Then and urgent appeals o f t h e sick poor for ad- MN 1 , 6 7 ecln r i el the Committee to entreat the bounty of the 1, te-- eat and humane, as the medical officers are daily obli ge d 1 11 , r r as out-patients many distresQing cases which. Th e e adequate tunds, they would gladly admit into the w a r t s betia.Pretnises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 'll i , r,- voluii-..ospital is not endowed, but is Wholly dependent on ti,,...arY contributions and legacies, which are received by by measurer, Edward Slas , erman, Esq., Nicholas -lane ; also Cl o :, ... rd• C'outts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Ilerries and Faansoni and Co. • Prescott, Grote. and Co.; Smith, h t A n ,,, and CO.: Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay (;.-51..,; Denison and Co.: Williams, Deacon, and Co.; lirkos,',rut. Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; t:;„ iirinan . 3 / 4 I1(1 CO. • illurned and Co., Liverpool ; and at u4)ital , ir o lll 1(1 t. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. ROYAL ALHAM B RA.-FRANCONI'S GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven ; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Two. "This troupe is certainly one of the best we have had in England for some years. The Cirque Imperial may safely count on a long career of prosperity in London."—The Times. 3P D AME TUSS AU D'S HISTORICAL G A LLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street—Great Treat for the Juveniles during the Rolidays.—The series of Models of the Kings of England, from the Conqueror to that of her present Majesty, attired in the magnificent costumes of their respective periods, is now near y complete ; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new additions. Admission, ts. ; extra rooms, Gd. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ARG YLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay market. NOTICE. —M. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS will be continued at the above elegant rooms. Admission is. Conductor— M. JULLIEN. Solo Performers—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling, Progratski, M'Kenney, ka Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, M. GRENET. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittance s . London and Westminster Bank. Post-ufille Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Barr and Jams" "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. PRIZE MEDAL—INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER dr CO., Wax Chandlers, dm, &0., To the Queen and the Pam of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- "I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn,? com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. d. per lb . Ordinary quality Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb. second quality Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality ls. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles -for the uge of the Altar. IFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the recent heavy gales some of the toats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels :—Schooner Theophi lus, of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Tantworth, of Norway, 17 ; schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, • pilot boat, of St Ives, 7 ; schooner Arion, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy,. of Drogheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filcy, 2 • Tenby fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic,7. Total lives saved, The lifeboats also assisted in bringing safely into port, with their crews, consisting of 29 men, i heltalian brig Camoglino, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby, the scho.ner Guilia, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am sterdam. The Weboats also went olf in reply to signals of distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not ultimately required. The amount of rew ard p Aid for all these services was £216. The Committee of the Institut.ionearnestiy AP PEAL to the public for ASSISTANIJE to enable them to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 lileb.at estab lishments. Contributions are receiv, d by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Seal etatv, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, 4olut-street ,lidelphi, London. +st ili V, t P of yet? tio a d Ivo eO, sf t e dr Of . 0 V 11 gd N°. 22,321. VURNI FURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying au acre of ground. Every article warranted. .7".,CL E GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and. Co. are publishino• an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, ill•istratedby4lo admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the f',llowing revised scale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 191 lt 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiting househ )1d furniture, carpets or bedding. References kindly permit ted to Clergy men and gen fltmen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde , P l y mouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, otatnes, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Britain. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, B.E, NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. Next week, in 2 vols., Bvo., with Fine Portraits, 305., bound, COURT AND SOCIETY, FROM ELIZABETH TO ANNE. Edited from the Papers at Kimbolton, By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., FOR EVER: A STORY OF ENGLISH COUNTRY LIFE. By A CLERGYMAN. "A well-written, interesting story. It will not fail to secure a large share of public favour."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WOMAN'S RANSOM. A By the Author of "Grandmother's Money," &o. " An excellent tale."—Daily News. " ' A Woman's Ransom' will faseinste the attention of the reader to the very end."—John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 4to , with magnificent emblematic cover, price 215., morocco 31s. Cd., THE ILLUSTRATED INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from Sixty Originil Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. " There could not be found a more pleasant book than The InEroldsby Legends.' A series of humorous legends, illuQtrided by three such men as Leech, Cruikshank, and Tenniel—what can be more tempting?"—Times, Dec. 4. An Edition without Illustrations, small Bvo., ss. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. This Day, Companion to "Anonyma," price 28., SKITTLES: A Biography of a " Fascinating " Woman. London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. UNIFORM WITH " THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE." This thy, Never before Published, price 25., QECItET S E RVI C E; 1.7 Or, The Recollections of a City Detective. By A. Forrester, jun.—London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. MITE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No, CCXXIX., will be Published on SATURD ti.Y NEXT, January 16th. CONTENTS. I. China. 11. American Views of England. 111. Forsyth's Life of Cicero. IV. Guns and Plates. V. Speke's Travels on the Nile. VI. Eels. VII. Rome in the Middle Ages. VIII. The Danish Duchies. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now ready, in post Bvo., price 25. (id., to be published half yearly, THE BROWN BOOK : A Book of Ready Reference for the Use of Visitors and Residents in London, Containing' selected Lists of Hotels, Boarding houses, Dining-rooms, Lodgings, &c. Full and Practical Information as to Chanties of every description, Libraries, and Institutions ; Days of Meeting of the Scientific Societies ; Amusements, Theatrical, Musical, B,c. With other Useful Information, the whole classified in a novel manner. Also, a Handy List, showing the nearest Post-offt:e, Telegraphic Station, Cab Stand, Fire Engine, itc., ac., to .1,000 Principal Streets. London : Saunders, Otley, and Co , 6 1 , Brook-street, W. ; and all booksellers, newsagents, and railwAy bookstalls. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. T H 0 X F OR D, e, OXFORD STREET, W. EVENING, wfil be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., T EIE SLAVE, by Sir 11. Bishop ; also, from LA FO Z A DEL DES 1 INO— Verdi ; by the fol lowing talented artistes .—Misses 'Russell. Townley, Fitz- Henry, ‘l , .Imsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, tc. Solos on the Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS, the cele brated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHAL KENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "I, Eugene, W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, a new and original Cantata, entitled "King Christmas." written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com posed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the e3tablishment. • --- Director, Mr. F. Jonghmems. CANTERBURY HALL.—THE GHOST in the MAGIC FOUNTAINS, surpassing any of the Trans formation Scenes cf the Season—one of the most beautiful (nets ever produced. The scene, " The Tempest ;" Ariel, Miss E. Townley. The flight of Ariel t hrough the Fair y Fountains is certainly a triumph of art.—Vide Public Press. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions of the Estah'ishment as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the great Stump Orator), Eugene, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, J. Jester, T. afaclagan, &O. Admission, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. "b-, •.. . • 51. •• 71. 1 : / / 1 77 ‘,l ,"; • "t" , \ 4kl; t t,Ni' q• IY1 • = al 7 Oi f . • t 74. r ), • c .? . , • ( - ", r - I' • 1,...470 ir t . . mil. 4. 74 . ~,• fie'f - 1: 411 E DEO • 4.• • • DIE ir e io .• THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1864. WHERE CAN WE MEE AF :'ER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCII BRANDY, It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at S, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." romUS.—GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE. Established in 18.55.—Situated in the most Central part of Paris, Rue de Rivoli and Place do Palais Royal—Six hundred Bedrooms at from 3 to 20fr.-60 Sitting-rooms at from 4 to 20fr. —a richly decorated Dining Saloon—Table d'llote at six o'clock—Public Coffee and Dining Rooms — Choice Wines—Dinners served a la carte both in the dining rooms and the private apartments—Reading and Conversa tion Saloons ; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, and other parties—all Newspapers and Serial Publications received — Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms—numerous Bath-rooms—Carriages on the premises—first-class Private Equipages at command—Omnibuses running to all the rail way stations —Postal Letter-box—Telegraph office day and night —Photographic studio—a staff of Servants speaking all Languages. STEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK The British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York : Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 ..... suo ..... Capt. GLOVER. WESTM INST ER 2,500 ..... ..... Capt. COUCH. DUBLIN 2 5OO ..... 500 ..... Capt. FROUD. NEW YORK 2,500 ..... 500 ( apt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The Line will commence early in March ; the exact dale to be fixed in a latter announcement. To load in the Victoria Docks. - - • - - -- - For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Co., 70, Cornhill. IE THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is, led. snd od. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. be the frosty weather. The men are all likely soon to re- cover. Admiralty orders have been received A Chatham by Col. T. Lemon, C. 8., commandant of the Chatham diviiion of Royal Marines Light Infantry, directing Brevet-Major C. J. Ellis to proceed to Portsmouth, and Capt. T, G. S. Mehenx to Plymouth, for embarkation. Capt. W. L. Tinmouth has received orders to proceed to Deal, where he will relief° Capt. P. M. C. Croker, who is to rejoin head quarters pre vious to embarkation. The following appointments have beea male at the Admi ralty :—Lieut. F. W. liallowas and Lieut. W. F. L. Elwyn to the Duncan ; Sub-Lieut. James R Marsden to the Royal Oak ; Thomas Nelson, s'aff-surg , to the Wellesley; J. W. M, Ashby, paymaster, to be secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope ; David T. Waugh and Herbert F. Roe, assist.-paymasters, to the Duncan, to be secretary's aeries; Thomas S. Chanter, assist.-paymaster, to the Dauntless; J. W. Leahy and W. Connolly, assist. -surgeons for the Chatham Marines ; R. Gilmour, assist-surgeon additional, to the Wellesley ; W. C. Fairbairn, assist -surgeon, addi tional for disposal, to the Duncan; W. Pattullo, assist.- surgeon, additional to the Figard ; and Thomas 5, Oborn, naval instructor, to the Duncan. in stock-taking. Very little disposition was evinced to transact business, and the value of lace yarns was less firm. There was scarcely anything doing in hosiery yarns, the late advance being scarcely obtainable. There is no altera tion to notice in the value of brown nets ; business trans acted almost nominal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, PRICE STAMPED:....Sd. walls are divided by the same guilloche pattern, and will probably receive further coloured decorations from the hand of art. The spacious floor is to be paved in a tasteful geo metric pattern with ornamental tiles as a " repeat," and in harmony with tho decorations of the ceiling. A raised dais about six inches in height, surrounds i his splendid apart ment, and is skirted and edged with marble, the pattern of the flooring being completed by the dais as a rich border. Upon this dais commodious seatswill be placed. Under each of the two extreme domes a large oetagon slab of marble will support the desks appropriated t 4 the recording of wagers, the writing of letters, despatches, &c. At the south-west corner is another set of folding doors which lead into an area of about 70ft by 4111 t, for open-air betting, somewhat simi lar to the present Lawn, but paved in this case, and pro vided with many conveniences, and amongst others that of a telegraph-office. The subscription room is warmed by hand some open stoves, lined with Minton's tiles, surrounded with massive and appropriate chimney pieces, from the British and foreign marble galleries of Warwick House, Regent street, and surmounted by very lofty pier glasses. The grand or central entrance leads onwards through a tall iron gate way, over a tramroad for heavy traffic, into the principal public yard, 108 ft long by 60ft wide, appropriated to sales by auction. In the centre of this area will be found the old and familiar Temple of the other premises at Hyde .park corner, covering the aqueduct with its fox and the bust of Gee. IV, when in early life; and in the north-west corner the well-known pulpit of ►he auctioneer. The whole of the yard is covered by a gigantic roof of Hartley's patent glass, 150 ft in length, 1021 t in breadth, and 60ft high. It is sup ported by iron girders, and constructed to admit or exclude the external air at pleasure, and thus obtain the greatest amount of ventilation. Surrounding and opening into this enclosure are some of the stables, of which there are in all 98 stalls and 20 loose boxes. Behind the north and west portions of the inner row of stalls is a wide roadway, upon the side of which are some of the loose boxes (intended for entire horses, and mares with their foals), the dimensions of which are remarkable, being 12ft by 14ft in size I Those are lighted by a ventilating louvre top, to which all foul air is at once carried, without retardation, by the peculiar construction of the sloping roof. The doors are likewise provided with the means of additional light and ventila tion. All the divisions of the stalls are boarded up to sft 6in in height, with elm planking, and have iron cap pings. An excellent system of trapping the drains, ren dering each independent of its fellow, is likewise notice able. We need not add that there are numerous corn-rooms, hay-lofts, washing departments, gas and water to each stall, &c.; but we may not pass the manure pits without a word in praise of their thorough efficiency, being arched over and all effluvia carried aloft by tall shafts. Nor may we omit to state that above the inner square of stables, and equally beneath the protection of the glass roof, is a gallery running the entire length of and around the oblong square area, for the repository of corriages. Under a portion of this gallery the tramway is terminated by a turn-table, upon which the carriages rest, and are raised to and lowered from the upper level by the hydraulic ma chinery of Easton and Amos, which is set in motion by si,!. ply turning a tap, being similar in principle to those now in use at the new monster hotels. Mr. Charles Freeman, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, is the architect of this complete structure, and Messrs. Holland and Hannan, the builders, the clerk of the works being Mr. B. Pyle. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. ATOLL ARMS PERFUMED SULPHUR 1.11. SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health ; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians (see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, according to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at alt chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. riIEETH.—Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in _ll_ the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable t o injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, PT ; an 4 at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. Hope, K,C.8., the future Com mander-in-Chief in the North American and West Indian waters, yesterday hoisted his flag at Portsmouth on board his flagship, the Duncan, 81 gun screw liner. The usual honorary salutes were exchanged with the Victory, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., Port Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the district. A naval court.martial, consisting of Captains J. Sec combo (President), H. W. Hire, and R. Gibson, and Com manders Phelps and Curme, assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, for the trial of Joseph Lowth, a private, Royal Marines, lately serving in her Majesty's ship Queen, on charges of desertion and a fraudulent misapplication of mess money. The Court found the charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. The Lyra, 9-gun screw sloop, Commander Parr, went out at Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and anchored at Spit. head, where she took in her ammunition for sea. To-day, weather permitting, she will be tried at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, and if the results prove satisfactory will then be reported ready to proceed on foreign service. The Victoria, screw three-decker, 107 guns and 1,000 horse power of engines, is ordered to be brought down Portsmouth harbour and fitted out for commission. It is stated that she has been selected by the Admiralty to re- lieve the Marlborough, three-decker flagship of the Admiral Commanding-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station. The: Fox, screw storeship, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday, with a cargo of machinery from Woolwich. Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop Hecate, Captain G. H. Richards, ordered home from the Pacific, yesterday went up to Woolwich dockyard from Greenhithe, and berthed alongside the Salsette hulk, where she commenced discharg ing her powder preparatory to the Commodote's inspection, previously to her being paid out of commission. The Hecate was commissioned at Woolwich on the Ist of September, 860, and she has consequently been absent tbree years and four months. On her arrival yesterday at noon and until sunset the offing in the river presented a most animated ap • pearance, from the number of shore boats laden with the wives, families, and friends of the ship's company who awaited her arrival off the dockyard. The War Department screw steamer Balaklava,Mr. Pellet master commander, yesterday went down the river from Woolwich Arsenal on an engineer's trial after repairs. The trial was in all respects satisfactory. She had previously shipped a portion of her cargo, consisting of 100 pounder Armstrong shot and some 7 inch shot, for Portsmouth, for the purpose of carrying out experiments on board the gun- nery ship Excellent with Commander Scott's new gun. During the last few days a considerable quantity of angle and plate iron, chiefly from the Consett Ironworks, has ar rived at Chatham dockyard and landed at the Anchor wharf, to be used in the construction of the iron frigate Bellero phon. In accordance with the instructions from the Admi ralty the most rigid examination of every bar and plate of iron received at the dockyard is made by the officials ap pointed to that duty, after which the iron undergoes the usual tests at the hydraulic testing house in the dockyard, the Lords of the Admiralty having given directions for the Bellerophon to be constructed of the best description of iron it is possible to procure. Most of the iron recently received at Chatham has proved to be most excellent, the variety of tests to which it has been subjected failing to detect a flaw. On the other hand, however, some of the angle and plate iron has turned out to be very inferior, and the whole of this has been unceremoniously rejected, and returned to the contractor. The Wizard, screw steam gunboat, 60-horse power, at tached to the first division of the Sheerness steam reserve squadron, was taken up from Sheerness harbour for a pre liminary trial of her machinery, &c., at the measured mile off Maplin sands, on Thursday, previous to being commis • sioned for service on the West Coast of Africa. Au average speed of 8 knots an hour was attained, and the trial was considered altogether very satisfactory. The appointmentof Masters-Attendant and Queen's Har bour master at Chatham has become vacant by the resigna tion of Commander C. Pope, who has held that post for upwards of 10 years. It is probable that the vacant office will be filled by one of the masters-attendant new stationed at Sheerness Dockyard. It was yesterday announced that some further changes will shortly take place among the officials connected with the naval establishments by the re tirement of some of the heads of departments now doing duty at Chatham Dockyard. The Bombay, 67, 2,782 tons, 400-horse power, fitting on No. 3 dry dock at Chatham as an admiral's flagship, has still about two months' more work to be completed on board before she will bo ready for undocking. Additional cabins' and offices are being fitted on the upper deck for the admira. and his suite, and extra cabins placed on the main deck The topmasts and topgallant masts ate in their place, but the present severe weather has been very much against the expeditious rigging of the ship. Tho Bombay is in good condition, and the repairs requisite to fit her for the service on which she will be engaged aro very trifling. She was built at Bombay, where the Calcutta was also constructed, and was converted at Chatham a few years since to a screw steamer. The present will be her maiden cruise. On Wednesday an accident happened to a party of work men employed on board the Irresistible, 80, screw steam line-of-battle ship, being brought forward in dry dock at Sheerness for Coastguard service. It appears that the men were working in the screw aperture, and had made fast a staging with ropes to a "curling" or wooden beam over head. They required, however, to shift the stage, and the second time made it fast to one of the steps used in getting down the aperture to the propeller of the vessel. While four men were on the vessel inspecting the caulking pre vious to commencing to " pay " that portion of the vesso the iron bolt which secured the stage broke, and the menl were precipitated to the bottom of the dock, a distance of about 27ft. A second stage just below broke the violence of the fall, and most probably preserved some, if not all, of their lives, but as it was George Brisley, caulker, received two large scalp wounds; —Vandepur, inspector of caulkers, suffered several abrasions of the skin, and was much shaken ; George Daw, caulker, sustained severe injury to his back, and John Hughes, labourer, was hurt iu the hands and knees. The cause of the iron bolt snapping is supposed to EPSOM SPRING MEETING. Entries for the City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared : the last mile and al quar ter. 148 subs. The weights to bo published in dua time : Lord Burleigh, Columbia, Aunt Judy, Dollar, Dr. Syntax, Verbena, by De Ruyter; Judex, Diviner, Birdfinder, King of Utopia, Gordian Knot, Barnham, Berkeley, Young Ra pid, Planet, Nebula, Summerside, Echo, Templar, Char mian, Rhcobus, Langford, Carnival, Fiancee, Iphigenia, Highland Piper, The Knave, Gladstone, Royal Stag, Sir Roger, Phemy filly, Crisis, Alabama, Saccharomoter, Bon Soir (bred in France), Vivid, Hospodar, Jarnicoton, Newmarket, Fairy Ring, Blue Mantle, Man at Arms, La Toucques, Bradamante, Stockinger, Tage, Argonaut, St. Alexis, Greenland, Prince Plausible, Naxos, Tattoo, Mail Train, Muezzin, Catch-'em-Alive, Brother to Rubini, Voluptas, Joco, Exchequer, Kemptown, Umpire, Bellman, Merry Maid, The Beadle, Donnybrook, Adventurer, Tom Fool, Lucky Star, Horse Marine, Woodcraft, Blarney, Fly ing Fish, Gamma, Guardsman, Bacchus, Orphene, Leonora, Fitz-Avon, Avondale, Stockman, King Charming, Major, M. Philippe, Juliet, Barbadoes, Whitethorn, Veterinarian, Greville, Aurora, Blondin, Weatherspy, Black Fawn, Yamuna, Count Cavour, Ace of Clubs, Newchurch, Early Purl, War Dance, Isca, Queen of Spain, Countersign, Me landra, Lady Superior, Brindisi, Ostentation, Tademus, Golden Cross, Despair, Moulsey, Hawkshaw, Truant, Lis• ton, Aurelian, Marigold, Merry Heart, Double First, Weather GlaF s, The Count, Dispute, John Davis, Crochet horse, Lady Milton, Tippler, Trumps, Redcap, Old Fuller, Balham, Limosina, Mahometan, Harvest Mell, Bathilde, Carisbrook, Beverley, Fantail, Lord Zetland, Lady Emma, Lady Warwick, Bittern, Cadiz, Bangle, c by King Tom out of Gentle Kitty, Pegasus, Gratitude, Stockowner, Barter, Odine, Canary, Mail Train, and Master Richard. Entries for the Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and only sif declared. Great Metropo litan Stakes Course. Two miles awl a quarter, to start at the winning chair. Eighty-two subs. The weights to be published in due time :—Aunt Judy, Dollar, Verbena, by De Ruyter, Bally Edmond, Jack of Hearts, Diviner, c by The Cure, out of Game Pullet, Cachuca, Change, Gordian Knot, Farnham, Young Rapid, Summerside, Echo, Templar, Charmian, Butterfly, Barchettina, Touch and Go, Iphi genia, Highland Piper, Lioness, The Knave, Costa, Royal Stag, Crisis, Alabama,%The Ranger, Mikmla, by the Cos sack or Serious, out of Mathilda (bred in France), Detec tive, Blue Mantle, Anfield, Asteroid, Blackdown, Tattoo, Naxos, Catch-'era-Alive, Mail Train, Brother to Rubini, Joco, Kemptown, Glowworm, Watchman, Tailor, c by Windhound, out of Letcombe Lass, King Charming, Major, The Reserve, Lady of Coverham, Whitethorn, Veterina rian, Greville, Grimston, Blithfield, Yamuna, Count Ca your, Welcome, Early Purl, Donne Canna, Fairwater, Isca, Brighton, Double X, Alpheus, Durham, The Count, John Davis, Old Fuller, Canary, Limosina, Mahometan, Harvest Mell, Beverley, Fantail, Sheridan, Lord Zetland, Lady Emma, Jeannette, Magnum Bonum, Welbeck, Gratitude, and Stockowner. NORTHAMPTON MEETING. Entries for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes (Handi cap) of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each; 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles, 97 subs.—Cherry Hill, Truant, West-End, Lapidist, Baldwin, C by Hospi tality out of Wensley, Spectre, Monk, Trust, Incite tus, Duchess of Kent, Change, Blondin, Knutsford, Detective, Dollar, Amelia, Gordian Knot, Llangollen, Ratcatcher, Be douin, Evenhand, Lioness, Costa, Crisis, Alabama, Anglo- Saxon, Limosina, Mahometan, Outlaw, Beverley, Fantail, Carisbrook, Principal, Brother to Springbok, Touch and Go, Iphigenia, Highland Piper, Benjamin, Mikmla, Worth less, Anfield, Wingrave, Glenorchy, Asteroid, Blackdown, Greenland, Kemptown, Mail Train, Joco, Brother to Ru bini, Farce, Claxton, Loiterer, Glow-worm, Watchman, Union Jack, Caroline, Ghillie Callum, Miss Emma, Earl of Surrey, M. Philippe, Flash-in-the-Pan, Whitethorn, Gibraltar, Spitfire Kitty, 'Welcome, Early Purl, Donne Canne, Countersign, Junius, Double First, Despair, Knave of Tramps, Trojanus, Danaus, Trumps, Redcap, Turn-of- Luck, Welbeck, Sheridan, Lord Zetland, Fairwater, Isca, Lady Coverham, Mantrap, Sweet Willie, David Ann, Blith field, Safe guard, Gardener, Petit Oiseau. Lord Stamford, Lord Winchelsea, Lord Cardigan, Mr. G. Douglas Pennant, and Colonel Pearson are subscribers, but did not name. RACING FIXTU FEBI 'RES FOR 1864. EttrAEX. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford Lincoln Spring 23 Hungerford MA Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O AP Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring ..4 ..... 7 Newmarket Craven .... 11 Newmarket First Spring 25 Cheater York Spring Salisbury.. l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epsom .. 24 Ju: Ascot .. .. 7 Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury . . 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford New Forest Hunt Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich Newmarket July Carlisle .. 5 Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract .. 28 Au( Brighton.. 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth SEM Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon .. 19 OcTl Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct lO Novi Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamiugton&War,Hunt 22 .. 30 Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood .. 26 York August 23 Plymouth Derby ... . 3O Lichfield 3O Stockton Devon and Exeter Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 )lIER. I Gl ouces t er Newmarket Houghton 24 :MBER. i Worcester Autumn .... 30 ITST. IMBEIt. 'IXTURES FOR 1864. STEEPLECHASING - - - FEBRUARY. Carmarthen Harrow Cambridge l2 _ _ _ MARCY/. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 APRIL, Abergavenny NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 TATTERSALL'S-THE NEW PREMISES, (From the Field.) This important arena, with its several buildings, is now in a sufficiently advanced state to show the general design of the architect, and give a definite notion of the extensive arrangements which are being made for the increased ac commodation and comfort of its subscribers and the genera public. The plot of ground upon which it stands is nearly two acres in extent. It is approached from the east by Knightsbridge-green, near Sloane-street, and the façade consists of two square wing-blocks of yellow brick with Portland stone dressings, pierced with six windows on the two floors, and surmounted by stone parapets with ball ter minals. These blocks are divided by a pedimented gateway, beautifully carved, and two side entrances. The left-hand block is dedicated to the subscribers, the tight to the secre tary's offices, business departments, harness rooms, and the private dwellings of the superintendents. Although the en trance presents a comparatively narrow face, the space within gradually enlarges through a depth of 300 ft., until it increases to more than double the width of the facade. The subscription•room is approached by a side foot entrance, and railed off from the centre road so as to preserve to its frequenters the utmost possibly privacy ; it is entered by lofty folding-doors. It is a magnificent saloon of elegant proportions, being GOft by 30ft, while a clear height of 26ft Gin is obtained. It is lighted by day by two large domes ISft high, covered with lunette lights, each formed of one large piece of glass. A third dome is in the centre of the ceiling, in which an enormous sun-burner is placed to illuminate the whole by night. The principle—which is that of Messrs. Forrest and son, of Fetter -lane—is peculiar, as by a duplex arrangement the whole of the ceiling is brilliantly lighted, and not thrown into shadow or half. tint , as by most of the ordinary means. These domes are already bordered by a beautiful guilloche pattern, and will be enriched with coloured devices. The Important Shot Trials at Shoeburyness. Yesterday forenoon important shot trials were made at Shoeburyness on the Warrior target, by shot fired from the 68 pounder, with the usual ser vice charge. The Warrior target, it will be remem bered, has on its face 41- inch hammered —not rolled —armour plates, immediately behind these 18 inches of teak backing, and again behind the teak a thin iron skin, and strong iron frames, the latter in lieu of the wood timbers of a wood ship. Such a target it will further be remembered was destroyed the other day by a single 6101 b. shell, fired at 1,000 yards, from the Armstrong 600 pounder, and time and again has been riddled by the steel-jacketed, and steel shot of Whitworth and Armstrong. It, however, uniformly repelled the 68 pounder ; the 681 b. shot, with a charge of, 161 b. merely making an indentation of two inches, starting or breaking bolts, buckling armour plates, and inflicting irre parable injury on the teak backing. For these rea sons one class of individuals has claimed great effi ciency for the 68 pounder ; affir ming that a concen trated broadside of such guns is sufficient for the destruction of armoured ships afloat. Another class of individuals, however, from the same facts, has arrived at a totally different conclusion ; maintain ing that without a more effective gun we could not carry on a war at sea on anything like safe or equal terms. Accordingly, to produce a more effective gun, Whitworth, Armstrong, and others have .laboured and are still labouring ; the hypothesis from which they reason being that the 68 pounder, singly or in concentrated broadsides; is unequal to the destruction of armoured ships. Mr. E. J. Reed and others, on the other hind, while leaving artillerists to fight their own battle, have prac tically accepted the big gun theory, and in pro viding ships with armour plates of greater thick• ness than ftin., assume the possibility of the ulti mate construction, easy handling, and rapid firing of what may still be called hypothetical gnus—the 600 pounder Armstrong gun notwithstanding, that gun actually requiring from 25 to 30 practised Shoeburyness gunners to obtain three discharges in an hour. Mr. E. J. Reed, and those who think with him, in effect throw over the 68 pounder, take what is called broad and far-seeing views of ships and guns, the meaning of which in plain English is, that for little guns there are little ships and 4in. armour plates, while for big guns there are big ships and any thickness of armour plates you choose, from 6 to 12 inches. Yesterday forenoon, at Shoeburyness, the friends of the 68 pounder had good reason w prick up their years. They saw the deductions negatived that the firing with the 600 pounder at 1,000 yi:rds appeared to warrant. They discovered that white an ordinary cast-iron spherical shot fired at the Warrior target from 200 yards effected an indenta tion of 2 1-10 in., a steel shot of the same form and weight, fired under the same conditions, went through the ftin. armour plates on the Warrior target, and in all probability would have gone through the teak backing also with an 181 b. or 201 b. charge of powder. With steel shot and an increased charge of powder, the presumption therefore is that the 68 pounder is able to penetrate and destroy any possible thickness of armour and teak backing that any seagoing ship of war is ever likely to carry comfortably. The presumption will be un expected but not unwelcome to naval officers and the great body of scientific men interested in such matters. Handy guns and handy weatherly ships that may open their broadsides on an enemy in mo derately rough weather are what, of all things, we most require, and it is to be hoped that the ord nance select committee and the select committee on iron will before long set the point definitively at rest by new experiments, whether a heavier broad side gun than the 68-pounder is really needed. What remains to be done is to increase the 6E•poun der service charge from 16:b., and to fire steel shot with the increased charge at one of Mr. Reed's tar gets. It is gratifying to add that steel shot for the 68-pounder will cost no more per ton than armour plates, although the shots for the Armstrong 600- pounder cost as near as can be £5O each. The shots fired yesterday were only three in number, so unexpected being the result that no more shots had been provided 1. 68-pound cast iron shot, 161 b. charge. 2. 68-pound steel shot 161 b. charge. 3. 68-pound steel shot, 161 b. charge. The first shot left an indentation of 2 I.loth inches, and broke six bolts. The second effected a measured penetration of 4 8-10th inches in the ft-inch plate. The third effected a like penetration, burying itself in the armour-plate, and sticking fast. With the quality of the armour-plates being ham mered, not rolled—no fault can possibly be found, as from first to last the armour plates of the makers, the Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Com pany have maintained the highest character. The steel shot did the mischief. The same shot has been, and is still, being manufactured for the Russian and other Governments on an extensive scale by the makers, Messrs. John Brown and Co., Atlas Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan, B.—The yarn market is still very quiet, and business appears to be all but suspended. There has been rather more inquiry, but the object does not appear to have been so much with an intention of buying as of test ing prices. Some offers have been made for export yarns, including India mule, but at rates toa low for acceptance. Home made yarns are still flatter than shipping yarns, and there has been next to nothing doing in them. Iu these, prices are dto ld per lb. lower than last week, but even this reduction fails to attract purchasers, We hear of great irregularity in quotations, and a still greater discrepancy between the offers of purchasers in some cases and those of others. Spinners, however, though willing to make some concession, are not prepared to accept the sacrifice which such offers would involve, and without it there is little or no disposition to business. The market has rarely been o in active. In the cloth market the same stagnation prevails. Many manufacturers are very firm in adhering to late quo tations, but buyers will not listen to them. Some offers have been made, but at prices which precluded the hope of arrangement. To effect sales manufacturers would cer tainly have to take prices considerably under those of last week. No doubt the extreme flatness of the Liverpool cotton market yesterday and to-day has reacted upon business here. Probably the floods of light thrown upon the cotton question by trade circulars, some of them of a rather sensa tional chhracter like the current literature of the day, have also some effect upon business. The general result, at all events, seems to have been to induce a strong impression in favour of lower prices prevailing. CARDIFF, 7th,—The iron trade is active. The advanced quotations are maintained with firmness, and there is no e difficulty in booking orders. Scotch pig warrants have declined 2s to 3s per ton during the last few days. The decks are crowded with ships, and the steam coal collieries are on full time. If the present demand for steam coal , continues the new docks will be required before the founda tion stone is laid. The cold weather has given an impetus to the house coal trade, and prices aro firmer than has been the case for a long time. NOTTINGHAM, Bth.—The attendance on 'Change to-day was very limited, many of the manufacturers being engaged - - k - -. At -V. , e•to'Z THE WEATHER, Yesterday morning the thermometer at the Hu mane Society's receiving house in Hyde-park re gistered 25 dog., a temperature 5 deg. higher than that of Wednesday at the same hour. At noon the _ _ mercury had risen to 27 deg. The wind was from the N.E., and the atmosphere was hazy. The scene in the parks was quite as animated as it has been on the previous day. It is estimated that not less than 30,000 persons assembled on the walks which surround the Serpentine, and that 8,000 sliders and skaters went upon the ice. The great attraction on the ice was a novel performance named "hurdle racing." The ground ice was swept up and piled some 12 or 18 inches high. A number of persons, including ladies, then started at a given signal from one end of the pond, and skated along with great rapidity until they reached the piles of ice, which they cleared, alighting upon the ice on tilt:, opposite side, aLd again darting off at full speed. After turning round the same performances were gone through. At Hyde Park during the day 10,000 persons met upon the ice. A novel game was introduced—that of skaters pushing in front of ,hem wicker baskets with ladies seated inside. The Long Water in Kensington-gardens had 2,000 sliders and skaters, including a large number of ladies and members of the Skating Club. Long skating and fancy skating were carried on with great spirit throughout the day. After dark the grand railway match was commenced. Each person cvho took part in the proceedings, and there were several hundreds in each race, carried either a lighted flambeaux in his or her hand, or else a lamp on the head. Of a sudden the railway whistle was sounded and then the skaters started off at a furious pace, coloured fires being occasionally thrown up. Al, the sheets of ornamental water in the other parks and the canals, in most of which the ice is now three inches thick, were visited yesterday by large crowds, and on all of them sliding and stating were kept up with great spirit. Yesterday immense quantities of floating ice were drifting in the river; rendering the passage of paddle steamers hazardous. Their plying was consequently partially suspended. The entrance and basins at the various docks being frozen up, the laden barges and lighters are prevented from moving. This has caused serious inconvenience to merchants, and great privations and sufferings to the dock and wharf labourers, who cannot obtain their usual employment. The river Lime, above Lancaster, has been for some days covered with a thick crust of ice, upon which crowds of skaters have amused themselves since Monday. In some places the ice was thick, but in others, and especially in the rapid parts of the river, it was very thin and treacherous. On Wednesday morning last a young man of 20, named James William Mason, with another young man named Dunnerdale, went to skate upon one of the reaches of the river known as Halton•water, and as the river is some seven feet deep in this spot, and there is ordinarily a pretty strong current, it is con sidered a dangerous place to commence skating upon until the frost has been both long and severe. How ever, Mason and his companion began to skate over the river, and Dunnerdale, in approaching a certain portion, felt the ice crack beneath him, so he got away as quickly as he could, and warned Mason from going near the unsafe place. Mason, how ever, immediately made for the spot where the ice was thinnest, and when he had got about four or five yards further than Dunnerdale had been the ice suddenly broke, and he fell into the water. He sank to the bottom but immediately rose again, and clutched convulsively at the ice round him. At length he got his elbows upon the ice, and tried to ice broke, his body out of the water, but ag ain the broke, and he sank. By this time some spectators threw a couple of poles towards him, but he could not see them, as when he rose a second time only the top of his head and forehea d were visible above water. He then sank again, and Was seen no more. Drags were procured, the ice broken, and a search made for the body, but nearly two hours elapsed before it was recovered. It had drifted under the ice to about three yards from where deceased fell in. An inquest was held oa Thursday on the body of the deceased. The coroner, Mr. Holden, in sum rniog up the case, seid it WRS a great pity that greater precautions were not adopted at this season to prevent accidents of this description, which were unfortunately so common, from terminating fatally. In London, although such accidents were of almost daily occurrence during the skating season upon the ornamental waters in the parks, they were seldom attended by loss of life, because there were means at hand, and people employed exprese,ly to render immediate assistance in ease of accident. Life was quite as valuable in Lancaster as in London, and yet one would hardly think so from the we.y in which the simplest precautions were neglected. Had ropes and ladders been at hand in this case, with some one to use them promptly, in all proba bility the deceased's life might have been saved. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental IVat.h.' Tile Scotsman of yesterday s.tys:—" The keen frosty weather which has prevailed for some days past continued with unabated severity, and great del N.EWSP/4 PER 4 4, numbers of persons turned out from. Edinbur - c - ,`.iitzr."-Ti., the lochs to enjoy the exhilarating er.ercise ' inip..,- .1 7,41 - 1)V i •-• W...,--.- - i t,, --..1... ing. Unlike the prervious day, the atmoeph, ..wwf a l,-i t r .-A Th e free frim mist, and a clear blue sky impartec. tit 7" $. .•44,7 of geniality to the day, which added zist l ioig ~ " 1 -- • • ~V., - pastime of the pleasure-seekers who thronged4vA c i e, -4-4 .- - ' , ....Z..'_.... , " frozen waters of Daddingston. The number S peo pleov the loch during the day was fully larger than on previous days, and there were a great many ladies, most of whom entered into the sport with • much spirit. The ice was in very good condition, .- 1 considering the immense crowds of skaters that ' ~i had ploughed up its surface during the past few days; but as might have been er.pceted, considerable annoyance was caused to those enjoying the recreation which the expanse of the loch afforded by the large quantity of reeds and foreign substances of all kinds that was strewed upon it in every direction. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred again visited Duddingston Loch yes terday forencon, and e!)ent some time in skating. NETROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORM. 4. The usual weekty meeting was held yesterdv the offices of the bJurcl, Spring-gardens — Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The cash statement showed that the balences in the hands of the treasurer on current accounts amounted to £71,243 2s. SI, on deposit accounts to £35,122 10s. 91, and in Government securities to £86,729 Bs. 7d. A deputation from the Hackney District Board of Works presented a memorial on the subject of the proposed new railways within the hackney dis trict, and calling the attention of the Board to the fact that if the lines proposed were sanctioned, it would very much injure and cut up the district. The CHAIRMAN said the subject was of great im. portance, and had given him some anxiety. Tho engineer was preparing a report on the new rail ways, which would soon be presented, when they would go into the question. However, the interests of the ratepayers would be carefully watched over by the Board. A report from the finance committee was brought up, to the effect that they were in negotiation for a loan of £50,000, for the purposes of the Finsbury Park Act, 1857, at 41 per cent. per annum, for 20 years. After some discussion the report was adopted, with an amendment that the money was to be bor• rowed for 30 years, instead of 20; but if it could not be obtained for 30 years, then the money was to be raised for 20 years. _ _ The meeting then went into a committee of the whole Board on the Thames Embankment, with reference to the inquiries for Messrs. Ritsou and Co.'s contract, strangers being excluded. The committee having deliberated about an hour, the public were admitted, and a report of the pro ceedings of the committee was submitted, to the effect that the Board had considered a report from the solicitor as to the substitution of other securi ties for Messrs. Rascal and Co.'s contract for the Thames Embankment from Waterloo-bridge to the east end of the Inner Temple, than those proposed by that firm, and the competency of the securities proposed, and of Messrs. Ritson's competency to carry out the work, bad been made out to the complete satisfaction of the board. It was therefore recommended that the securities be accepted. After the transaction of some routine business the Board adjourned. Daring Escape of a Female Prisoner, A young woman, named Margaret Godfrey, escaped from the Town-hall on Tuesday, by extras ordinary agility and daring. She was in the women's yard attached to the cells, along with another woman. The constable who has charge of the cells was busy swilling the floors of the parade ground which adjoins, only divided from the women's yard by a short passage, The efficer had to go into the women's yard for water, and missed Godfrey, whom he had seen a few minutes before. The other women said she was in the water-closet; the officer never sup posed for a moment she could possibly have got cut of the yard. On going again to the yard, some time afterwards, the officer bacame suspicious, and called to Godfrey, without receiving any answer. Farther inquiry proved that she had escaped. The walls round she yard are surmounted by sharp• pointed palisades, the height of both being more than 20ft. A water pipe inns down the side of the wall next to the men's yard, and affords the only possible chance of climbing the walls of the women's yard. To prevent escape by this mode, two rows of long spikes have been fixed at the junction of this wall with the more lofty cross waP, which adjoins a passage leading into Castlregreen. For anybody wearing petticoats to climb over these spikes seems " to be impossible ; it is a feat which only a daring and agile man would attempt. From an examina tion of the wall, however, it was clear that the pri. saner had escaped that way. Her difficulties did - s not end when she reached the top of the wall ad joining the Castle-green-passage, and climbed over the high and sharply-pointed palisades fixed on the top of it. She had then to throw herself down the other side, a depth of at least 16ft or 17ft, there being no projections by tho aid of which she could descend any part of the way before releasing her hold. She had taken the risk of so deep a fall and had got away. Feeling sure she could not have ac complished the feat without sustaining severe in juries, the chief constable directed inquiries to be made, which resulted in the speedy discovery of the woman at the Infirmary, where she was under treatment for severe injury to the spine. She had been taken there in a cab by a man with whom she is connected, and it is conjectured that she had become aware that he was on the other side of the wall before she attempted to escape. Possibly the " young gentleman " resorted to the trick celebrated in so many old stories of serenading his lady-love, in order to inform her that he was waiting to receive her. He would probably try to catch her when she dropped down, but if so his services were of small avail. Curiously enough, the dangerous feat was undertaken to secure a very inadequate object. Men who escape from prison are generally daring thieves, who have the chance or certainty of long transportation or penal servi tude before them, but Godfrey had been committed to prison for a month only, as a disorderly prosti tute—a punishment which does not generally inspire much dread in persons of her class.—Shellield Inde. pendent. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London IVews.) The will Park, ll oyfSirJoh n Spencer Login, Knight, of Lancag ter.gteand of Felixstowe, Suffolk, was proved in London, had held under £12,000 in p inioecrsoonnnaelettyn with b.tis thecouAntrrmy.y and John civil service in India, and was in the medical service of the Hon. East India Company, and the guardian of his High• ness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, Sir John died in October last, at his country seat, at the age of 66, having executed his will the December previous. The executors and trustees nominated are his relict (Lady Login), his cousin (Thomas B. Spence), and the testator's two sons, Edward and Spencer Login, who are in their minority. ' The whole of the property is left to Lady Login, for the maintenance of herself and children, and is to be divided equally amongst them upon her decease. The will of William Shuttleworth, Esq., of Plaistow Hall, Bromley, and Fenchurch-street, was proved in London, under £60,000 personalty. The executors are his relict and Joseph Shuttleworth, Esq., of Hartsholrne, Lincoln, toge ther with Henry Thompson, Mincing- lane, and W. Mot el, Fenchurch-street, both teabrokers. The will bears date July last, and the testator has directed that his business should be carried on for the benefit of his estate. To his wife he has bequeathed an annuity of £2,000 ; the residue of his property is to be divided amongst his children on the youngest attaining the ago of 24. The will of James r, unstone Bunning, Esq., F.S.A., of GLuoester - terrace, Regent's Park, was proved in the Le!' don Conn, on the 15:h ult., 'oy his re7ict, the sole. executrix —.the p:r500011 . y SW,,l'll uwh r ..£70,000. The testator iwas for many years the architect for the Ci t y of London, which appoirftnent ho retained until hi s death, in November aeta. His will was excentr d in April last, and lie lais bequirineto hie whole of his property to his wile. for her own a tt u use anti benefit. STEAM DOOMED.—Th ere can be no doubt but the employment of which is that engines worked by steam, always attended with so great a less of heat, will eventually be superseded by air or caloric engines, where there is no ss by condensation. 'Theoretically, air-engines are perfect, and the practical difficulties that prevented their adoption are being overcome. —Intellectual Observer. l øt I~ R d ' Y c , l l 0 / O 0 0 6 9 i bb 0 i 0 r' ~p~ B d ~0